New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-02
CONCERT OF THE oRAToRIO SOCIETY


Tho first OF the fifteenth az the Or
torio Society took place under the direction OF Mr. Wal
ter J. Damrosch Last reht the Metropolitan Orera
House. II disclosed extraordinary amount Of IN
ergy and ambition on the part OF The choir and rs
young cond ictor FOR IL two works perfrme-fhougA
not unknown to the NewYork publc-wefc both now
TO the socictys list. They were Mozars Requiem
Mass. which last given I'm this Vicinity by the
Brooklyn Philharmonic Society three years ago, and
the third part of schumann's settling Of scenes from
Goethe's Faust which Mr.. 1homa, brought sorward
for the first time In Ncw-york at a concert Of tho
Chorus Society I'm Seinway Hall necembrr 10 1883.
Encrgy and ambition are prsseworhy qualities and
such an exhibition as was given of them on this occs
sion calculated to soften tie aspcrcs OF criticism;
but they should never be psrmite Ell to defeat their
true object and work Injustice 10 beautiful art works
Either ono Of tho works performed last night would
have becn q commcndablc achievement for the Oraoio
society and have kept 1t busy during all of the study
hours that have been at its disposal since the summer
vacation And either the Re qn cms or the Faust'
scene well performed would have given acensr pleas
ure than the two together with laIses IN IN. dGcut
portions NOTABLY the fugaes IA the mas, AID the ex-
ceedingly trying choruses, a noble ray"" Ia In tia.
feecy cloud and the "chJrus In, stleu,- ia tho
Faust" musicl Nevertheless the society Il ca.
titled TO credit itself with tho Accomplishment Of
some good work In both Plumbers, aud the trans
porting beauty OF the music which Il heard All 100
seldom hero doubtless made amen l. for tho shOrcou
ings In the case of the majority of the listeusrs.
Tho Faust" music had peculiar approprai encss
in view Of The fact that Goethe's tragedy, thai /,
sunted portion Of IT, has been kept before the public
mind Of late. IL belongs to the finest creations Of
schumann and indeed OF the composers OF nis eoaa-
try In seriousness OF purpose and sub.inhty Of
spirit IL has DO companion In the vast mass oi music
which Coethc's poem has called iorth II the criics
who have lately been discussing whether Goethe's
ideal Is reached by the use Of q hump and Imp
or by their discarding susceptible 10 music 10
would have been service 10 :sse r"e0, II they lad
been invited to study tho spoets ideals In the expe-
there is more VI the essence of GOethes FaastT In
ignores the mystical Second Part In many volumes
of CLOSES and comment. The third past OF schn
mann's music Is q Ting Of that marvellous final
sccne In which "Eaust' is TRANSPORTED aud gaure
etheriazed. II reflects maryell0usy tho celestial
serenity brooding over the region which tho poet
made tho theatre Of a portion vi his drama which
transcends theatrical representation. Tho ioT,siria
contact Is slight and the music mas a spiritual ex-
altation which surrounds everything Ike halo
The solo parts In tho mass were sung By Miss
Ella Earle Miss Marie Groebl, Mr.. Oh irics Kaiser and
Herr Johannes Elnblad. In the Faust TO those
were associated Miss Minnie Dthey and H. RuIO ph
Won MiIde. The singing Of Hiss Earle and Herr Won
Mllde the most enjoy able feature OF he
work and was worthy OF the music. Herr I'm biat
sang earnestly and intcitiSeDtiy but his dracon Inc
voice since -siegfried" II Is practically impossible
dssociate that voice from ~ Amer" the dragpD
ought TO be "aggravafcd- In Bully Bottoms" seaS
when 1t is used Ia music like this Mr. Kaiser ~
newcomer, pupil Of stoclIhausen's. The impr~ssn
which he riaic vas not one OF unqna cd satisfActvh
He has remarkably high tenor voice OF peculiar
quay-a voice sucii as one hears occasionally smosf
English counter tenors. The voice pals the ea,
however, and Mr. kaisers style Is FAR from hniss'a